Relief valve having convertible reset means



April 25, 1967 o. B. HARMES 3,315,698

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025W 5. HOE/14615 United States Patent 3,315,698 RELIEF VALVE HAVINGCONVERTIBLE RESET MEANS Oren B. Hal-mes, Box 148, Algona, Iowa 50511Filed Nov. 20, 1963, Ser. No. 324,914 Claims. (Cl. 137-269) Thisinvention relates to pressure relief valves and more particularly to animproved pressure relief valve having a magnet system to balance thepressure applied to the valve which is adjustable to control valveoperation over a wide range of pressures. This improved pressure reliefvalve may be utilized as either a manual or automatic reset type valve.

Pressure relief valves are well-known and in use. In certainapplications, the pressure relief valve is required to move to an openposition under the presence of a predetermined pressure applied theretofor the purpose of effecting a complete adjustment on a pressure in asystem. Conventional pressure relief valves normally do not operate inthis manner inasmuch as they are elfective to move between an open andclosed position upon a change in pressure beyond a predetermined pointbut will return to the original position as soon as the pressure hasagain reached the predetermined pressure level. In certain applications,such as in connection with pumps, this recurrent cycling may operate todamage equipment. In these and other applications, it is necessary thatthe pressure relief valve operate and remain in the operated positionuntil reset. Further, it is desirable in pressure relief valves to havewide ranges in adjustment of the pressure level at which the valve is tooperate. Conventional pressure relief valves do not normally attainthese results and where such special provisions are provided, theresulting structure in the relief valve is exceedingly complex.

The present invention is directed to an improved pressure relief valvewhich is simple and compact in design and which may be utilized as anautomatic or manually adjustable type reset valve with a wide range ofpressure adjustment. This improved pressure relief valve provides for aminimum number of parts and accurate adjustment to be suitable fornumerous applications.

Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide an improvedpressure relief valve of the reset type.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a pres sure reliefvalve provision for manual reset and automatic reset with a minimumchange in parts.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an improvedpressure relief valve which may be used either as a pressure reliefvalve or as a vacuum breaker.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an improvedpressure relief valve which utilizes a magnetic type valve retainingsystem which is accurately adjustable over a wide range of responsepressures.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a device of thistype a simple, compact arrangement of parts which is inexpensive tomanufacture and easy to maintain.

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent from areading of the attached description together with the drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the improved reset type pressure reliefvalve,

FIGURE 2 is a side elevation view of the improved reset type pressurerelief valve in section, and

FIGURE 3 is a schematic view of the improved reset type pressure reliefvalve connected to conduits with the valve in an operated or openposition.

The improved pressure relief valve of the reset type is shown in planand elevational views in FIGURES 1 and 2 respectively with a generaldesignation of 10. This improved pressure relief valve includes a valvebody 12 having ports 14 and 16 therein which are threaded at 15 and 17,respectively, for the purpose of connecting the valve to piping orconduits, as will be hereinafter noted. Positioned within the valve bodyand intermediate the ports 14 and 16 is a valve seat 20 having acooperating valve closure member or valve element 22 associatedtherewith. The valve closure member 22 moves relative to the valve seat22 to control communication or flow between the valve ports 14, 16within the interior of the valve body 12 in a conventional manner. Thevalve closure member 22 includes an operating shaft 25 which is slidablymounted in a bonnet 26 positioned in the valve body with the shaft 25being sealed within the bonnet through a suitable sealing member, suchas is indicated at 30. As will be seen in FIGURE 2, the shaft 25 andbonnet 26 extend beyond the valve body 12, and the bonnet 26 is retainedon the valve body 12 through a bonnet nut 32 which nut threads on to athreaded portion 33 of the valve body and includes a shoulder portion 35which retains the bonnet 26 on the valve body. A suitable sealing ring36 is included between the bonnet 26 and the valve body 12 to seal thevalve body at this point.

The extremity of the bonnet 26 which extends beyond the valve body 12and bonnet nut 32 fits through an aperture 38 in a flange member orplate 40 which is loosely positioned on the valve body. This extremityof the bonnet, which is indicated at 42, extends beyond the surface ofthe flange member or plate 40 with the operat ing shaft 25 of the valveclosure member 22 extending beyond the bonnet portion 42, for purposesto be later noted. Flange member or plate 40 includes an upstandingpivot member which is welded or suitably secured to the flange member 40and carries at its free extremity a pivoted lever member 48 which isconnected to and pivoted on the pivot member 45 through a suitable pivotpin 50. Lever member 48 has a circular extremity 52 remote from thepivot with a threaded aperture 54 therein in which is positioned amagnetically permeable element or disc 55 having a hexagonal shaped toolopening 56 therein. The pivoted lever member 48 is also split orbifurcated at 57 and has a clamping bolt 58 threaded between thebifurcated portions of the lever member for the purpose of clamping themagnetically permeable element 55 in the circular section 52.

Flange member 40 also mounts a magnet assembly 60 having a stainlesssteel or non-permeable magnetic material cover 62 thereon with amagnetically permeable mounting member '64 positioned therein whichmounts a magnet 65. A suitable bolt means 66 attached to the mountingmember 64 threads through a tapped aperture 68 in the flange member 40for mounting the magnet assembly 60 thereon remote from the pivot member45 and the bonnet portion 42. The permanent magnet with the mountingmember 64 of magnetic permeable material creates a magnetic flux fieldto attract the magnetically permeable element 55 within the lever member48 for the purpose of applying a force thereto. The magnet assembly 60is completed by a collar member 69 which cooperates with the cover 62 toenclose the magnet assembly 60 and includes a sealing material 70 aroundthe edge of the same to protect the soft iron magnetic parts from highmoisture conditions, as will be later noted. Lever member 48, with theexception of the magnetic permeable element 55, is made of anon-magnetic or non-permeable magnetic material such that only themagnetic permeable element 55 therein is attracted by the magnetassembly 60.

Also positioned on the flange member 40 is a second upstanding pivotmember 72 which is also secured to the flange member 40 through suitablemeans, such as welding. Pivot member 72 mounts an intermediate pivotedlever member 74 through a suitable pivot pin 75 with the lever member 74contacting the operating shaft 25 of the valve closure member 22intermediate its extent. The flange member 40 with the lever member 48and magnet assembly 60 mounted thereon is held on the bonnet portion 42of the bonnet 26 through a suitable spring type retaining member 78which fits into an annular notch 79 in the bonnet portion 42 above theflange member 40 to retain the flange member and its assembly thereon.This assembly provides for retaining the pressure relief valve in anormal valve closed position and the force applied to the valve closuremember 22 upon the presence of pressure in the port 14 will betransmitted through the shaft 25 to the pivoted lever member 74. Thisforce is applied by the lever 74 to an adjustable pin 81 threaded into atapped aperture 82 in the pivoted lever member 48 adjacent the pivot pin50. The lever members 74 and 48 pivoted on the pivot members 72 and 45provide a multiplying lever system in which the relatively high forceapplied to the valve shaft 25 is transmitted to the lever member 48through moment arms to permit a substantially reduced force at themagnet system 60 and the magnetically permeable element 55 to counteractthe movement of the valve and provide a biasing action to retain thevalve in a closed position. This permits a relatively lower force magnetsystem to be utilized in the holding or biasing function of the pressurerelief valve to maintan the valve in a predetermined operating positionor closed position against the normal pressure applied thereto butpermitting opening of the valve upon the presence of a pressure inexcess of the desired pressure by the force applied through the shaft 25to the multiplying lever system overcoming the force of the attractionbetween the magnet assembly 60 and the magnetically permeable element55.

As will be seen in FIGURE 1, magnetically permeable element 55 carriesindicia or markings 83 thereon which cooperate with the bifurcatedportion 57 of the lever member 48 as an index to indicate the relativepositioning of the magnetically permeable element within the levermember 48. By threading the magnetically permeable element 55 down intothe threaded aperture 54 in the lever member 48, the magneticallypermeable element 55 may be brought into proximity with the face of themagnet assembly 60 adjacent the cover 62 enclosing the magneticallypermeable mounting member 64 and magnet 65 to increase the attractiveforce of the magnet system applied to the lever 48. Thus by adjustingthe magnetically permeable element within the lever member 48, the airgap between the magnetically permeable element 55 and the magnetassembly as will be uniformly adjusted with the air gap being the samedimension or width at all points and accurately adjustable to vary theattractive force of the magnet system applied to the lever 48. Thisforce will establish the break away or relief pressure at which therelief valve will operate to open the passage in the valve body 12between the ports 14 and 16 for purposes to be later noted. Theadjustable pin 81 in the lever 48 will be threaded to a position toengage the lever member 74 when the valve closure member is in a desiredclosed or hold position. This could be a slightly open position undercertain conditions or a completely valve closed position.

Also included in the pressure relief valve is a U-shaped yoke member 88which is connected to the lever member 48 through a removable connectingpin 90 and extends around lever member 74. The pin 90 is removable torelease the yoke member 88 from the lever member 48, when desired. Thepurpose of this yoke which extends under the pivoted level member 74 isto limit movement of the lever member 48 relative to the magnet assembly60 for automatic reset of the pressure relief valve, as will behereinafter described. With the pin 90 removed from the lever member 48,the yoke member 88 will be disconnected therefrom and the pivoted levermember 48 may be moved unrestrained relative to the magnet assembly 60to a position in which the lever member 48 is pivoted around the pivotmember 45 requiring manual reset.

Thus, as will be seen in FIGURE 3, the improved pressure relief valve ofthe reset type is shown connected to a conduit through a suitablecoupling nut 96 which couples a threaded branch conduit 97 of theprimary conduit 95 to the threaded portion 15 of the port 14. Similarly,a conduit 100 is shown coupled to the port 16 of the valve body 12through a suitable coupling nut 161. In FIGURE 3, the pressure reliefvalve is shown with the lever member 48 pivoted about the pivot member45 to a position remote from the magnet assembly 6t and overcenter withrespect to the pivot member so that it will not automatically return toa position ad jacent the magnet assembly 60 under the presence of theattractive force of the magnet system. In FIGURE 3, passage or conduit95 is included to indicate a primary flow passage of fluid upon which orto which the pressure relief valve 10 is connected for the purpose ofpreventing a buildup of excess pressure therein beyond a predeterminedlevel. The conduit 100 connected to the port 16 simulates a divertingpassage or by-pass passage through which fluid under the excess pressureconditions and operation of the valve 10 will flow or be dumped forprotection purposes. Thus assuming that the passage 95 is connected in aline in which excess pressure is to be prevented, such as in acompressor line or in a pressure line for high pressure cookers, or thelike, the pressure within the conduit 95 will be applied to the valveclosure member 22 when the valve retaining assembly formed by levermember 74 and the lever member 48 with the magnetically permeableelement 55 thereon is positioned adjacent the magnet assembly 60 on theflange member 40. The force of magnetic attraction between the magnetassembly 6%) and the magnetically ermeable element 55 is adjusted byvarying the air gap or spacing between the two through adjustment of theelement 55 in the lever member 48 which force acting through theelongated moment arm of the lever 48 and applied through the pin 81 tothe lever member 74 provides a counteracting or retaining force to theshaft 25 which will establish a predetermined or normal pressure levelwithin the conduit 95 at which the valve 10 will be held in a closedposition. Whenever the pressure in the conduit 95 exceeds thispredetermined pressure, the buildup of force on the valve closure member22 will apply force to the shaft 25 and the multiplying lever systemincluding the pivoted lever members 74 and 48 to overcome the attractiveforce between the magnet assembly 643 and the magnetically permeableelement 55. This will cause the lever member 48 to be released or movedfrom the attracted position and pivot rapidly through movement of theshaft 25 upward within the bonnet 26 until the pivoted lever reaches aposition, such as is shown in FIGURE 3, beyond the center of the pivotmember 45 where the influence of the magnet assembly 60 can no longeraffect the magnetically permeable element 55 thereon. This movement ofthe valve closure member 22 to a raised position connects the ports 14and 16 in the valve body 12 to open the valve. The valve closure member22 will remain in this elevated position permitting complete dumping ofthe primary conduit 95 into the diverting conduit 100 as a desiredsafety function. The application of this type of pressure relief valveis required in connection with pumping systems and similar pressurizedsystems in which a condition of abnormally high pressure in the primaryconduit 95 requires maintenance to prevent damage of equipment orproduct being controlled. Thus the lever 48 when moved to this positionrequires manual pivoting back to the original rest position adjacent themagnet assembly 60 to reset or close the valve 10. Such reset action isnot normally taken until the conditions surrounding the abnormalpressure condition in the primary conduit 95 are investigated andsolved. In many process applications, the use of such a pressure reliefvalve responsive to predetermined pressure levels must be accuratelyadjusted such that control may be effected at desired pressure levels.While the pressure applied at the pressure relief valve has beenreferred to herein as pressure applied to the exposed surface of thevalve element from a primary conduit 95, the improved valve may be usedin connection with vacuum lines in which case the relationship of theports 14 and 16 will be reversed.

The improved pressure relief valve incorporates basically non-permeablemagnetic materials except for the magnetically permeable element and themagnet assembly. Thus, the only elements affecting the attractive forceof the magnet system are accurately positioned and adjustable through avery fine range of adjustment to accurately control the force applied tothe pressure relief valve and the release force at which the valve willoperate. The adjustment of the coupling pin 81 for the desired valveclosed position is effected through a suitable tool receiving aperture102 in the pin 81. This improved valve assembly is also made ofmaterials highly resistant to corrosion or the valve parts are so platedsince the improved pressure relief valve is normally utilized under highmoisture or humidity conditions. The non-permeable magnetic covering ofthe magnet assembly 60 which may be made of stainless steel and thesealing material sealing the magnet assembly insures that this portionof the apparatus Will not be affected by the moisture conditions of thenormal environmental usage of the same. The improved multiplying leversystem insures that the force applied through the lever member 74 willeffectively rotate the lever member 48 to the position requiring manualreset when excess pressure is applied to the valve assembly.

Under certain conditions of operation, the yoke member 88 is connectedto the lever member 48 through the pin 90. Thus the yoke member 88 willencircle the lever member 74 and restrict the movement of the levermember 48 relative to the lever member 74 to maintain a limiteddisplacement between the magnetically permeable element 55 and themagnet assembly 60. This yoke member is utilized under conditions ofautomatic reset wherein the valve may be reset to the valve closedposition without requiring manual operation. Thus, whenever the pressurein a conduit 95 or that applied to the valve closure member 22 exceedsthe predetermined level, it may be desired merely to open the valveuntil the desired pressure level range is reached within the conduit 95at which time the valve may be again closed. In this arrangement ofparts, the yoke member 88, by limiting movement of the lever member 48relative to the flange member 40, retains the magnetically permeableelement 55 in proximity with the magnet assembly 60 and thegravitational effect on the lever members with a drop in pressure in theconduit 95 will cause the shaft 25 to move down to the closed positionwith the attractive force between the magnetic permeable element 55 andthe magnet assembly 60 aiding in the return to and retaining the valvein this position. The improved threaded mounting and positioning of themagnetic permeable element relative to magnet assembly 60 simplifies thecalibration of the pressure relief valve and provides for wide ranges ofadjustment of the same. The entire valve retaining assembly mounted onthe flange member 40 is pivotally mounted on the valve body 12 throughthe bonnet portion 42 and may be pivoted thereon to extend in anydirection for simplified mounting purposes.

The present disclosure is intended to be illustrative only and the scopeof the invention should be determined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A pressure relief valve comprising, a valve body having a pair ofports therein, a valve seat positioned within said valve bodyintermediate said ports, a valve closure member including shaft meansextending through said valve bodyv with said valve closure membercooperating with said valve seat to control flow of fluid through saidvalve body between said ports, flange means mounted on said valve bodyand extending transversely therefrom, a pivoted lever member pivotallymounted on said flange means and movable relative thereto, a circularmagnetically permeable element threaded in an aperture in said pivotedlever member remote from the pivot of said lever member, a magnet meansmounted on said flange means and positioned adjacent to and incooperating relationship With said magnetic permeable element on saidpivoted lever, an intermediate lever pivotally mounted on said flangemeans and engageable with the shaft means of said valve closure member,and a coupling linkage mounted in said pivoted lever member and engagingsaid intermediate lever at a point remote from the pivot of theintermediate lever and engagement of said shaft with said intermediatelever, said coupling linkage being operative to transmit movement ofsaid shaft means through said intermediate lever to the pivoted levermember to move said magnetic permeable element relative to said magnetmeans, one of the port means of said body being adapted to be connectedto a primary conduit having fluid under pressure therein with the fluidapplying a pressure differential across said valve closure member toexert a force on said shaft means and upon said intermediate lever withthe intermediate lever applying said force through said coupling meansto said pivoted lever member which force is counteracted by the force ofthe magnetic association between the magnetic permeable element and themagnet means on said flange means to hold said valve closure member onsaid valve seat for normal pressure conditions in the primary conduit,said valve closure member when exposed to a pressure in the primaryconduit in excess of said normal pressure being moved to an openposition as a result of the force on said shaft means overcoming theforce of magnetic association between said magnet means and saidmagnetic permeable member on said pivoted lever member.

2. A pressure relief valve comprising, a valve body having a pair ofports therein, a valve seat positioned within said valve bodyintermediate said ports, a valve closure member including shaft meansextending through said valve body with said valve closure membercooperating with said valve seat to control flow of fluid through saidvalve body between said ports, flange means mounted on said valve bodyand extending transversely therefrom, a pivoted lever member pivotallymounted on said flange means and movable relative thereto, a circularmagnetically permeable element threaded in an aperture in said pivotedlever member remote from the pivot of said lever member, a magnet meansmounted on said flange means and positioned adjacent to and in cooperating relationship with said magnetic permeable element in said pivotedlever member, an intermediate lever pivotally mounted on said flangemeans and engageable with the shaft means of said valve closure member,a coupling linkage mounted in said pivoted lever member and engagingsaid intermediate lever at a point remote from the pivot of theintermediate lever and engagement of said shaft with said inteermediatelever, said coupling linkage being operative to transmit movement ofsaid shaft means through said intermediate lever to the pivoted levermember to move said magnetic permeable element relative to said magnetmeans, one of the port means of said body being adapted to be connectedto a primary conduit having fluid under pressure therein with the fluidapplying a pressure differential across said valve closure member toexert a force on said shaft means and upon said intermediate lever andwith the intermediate lever applying said force through said couplingmeans to said pivoted lever member which force is counteracted by theforce of the magnetic association between the magnetic permeable elementand the magnet means on said flange means to hold said valve closuremember on said valve seat for normal pressure conditions in the primaryconduit, said valve closure member when exposed to a pressure in theprimary conduit in excess of said normal pressure being moved to an openposition as a result of the force on said shaft means overcoming theforce of magnetic attraction between said magnet means and said magneticpermeable member on said pivoted lever member, and means included insaid magnetic permeable element for adjustably positioning said magneticpermeable element releative to said magnet means through rotation ofsaid permeable element in the threaded connection of said pivoted levermember to adjust the level of normal pressure applied to the primaryconduit at which said valve closure member will be held in a closedposition.

3. The pressure relief valve of claim 2 in which said flange member andsaid lever member and the intermediate lever are made of a non-permeablemagnetic material and the magnetic permeable element and said levermember include a cooperating indicia to indicate the relativepositioning of said magnetic permeable element with respect to saidmagnet means.

4. The pressure relief valve of claim 3 in which the movement of theshaft of said valve closure member upon a predetermined pressuredifferential applied thereto under the condition of excess of normalpressure in the primary conduit being effective to pivot saidintermediate lever and said pivoted lever member such that the magneticpermeable element is removed from the infiuence of the magnet means andmust be manually reset to return the valve closure member intoengagement with the valve seat.

5. The relief valve of claim 2 and including yoke means connecting theintermediate lever and said pivoted lever member to limit movement ofsaid magnetic permeable element relative to said magnet means.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 64,070 4/1867Burridge 137-531 2,448,231 8/1948 Molloy 2- 25165 XR 2,589,188 3/ 1952DeCraene 2S1-65 2,597,952 5/1952 Rosenlund l37-528 2,708,944 5/1955Modine 25 l-65 XR 3,017,897 1/1962 Seguenot 137529 FOREIGN PATENTS587,030 1/ 1959 Italy.

WILLIAM F. ODEA, Primary Examiner.

HAROLD WEAKLEY, Examiner.

1. A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE COMPRISING, A VALVE BODY HAVING A PAIR OFPORTS THEREIN, A VALVE SEAT POSITIONED WITHIN SAID VALVE BODYINTERMEDIATE SAID PORTS, A VALVE CLOSURE MEMBER INCLUDING SHAFT MEANSEXTENDING THROUGH SAID VALVE BODY WITH SAID VALVE CLOSURE MEMBERCOOPERATING WITH SAID VALVE SEAT TO CONTROL FLOW OF FLUID THROUGH SAIDVALVE BODY BETWEEN SAID PORTS, FLANGE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID VALVE BODYAND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THEREFROM, A PIVOTED LEVER MEMBER PIVOTALLYMOUNTED ON SAID FLANGE MEANS AND MOVABLE RELATIVE THERETO, A CIRCULARMAGNETICALLY PERMEABLE ELEMENT THREADED IN AN APERTURE IN SAID PIVOTEDLEVER MEMBER REMOTE FROM THE PIVOT OF SAID LEVER MEMBER, A MAGNET MEANSMOUNTED ON SAID FLANGE MEANS AND POSITIONED ADJACENT TO AND INCOOPERATING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID MAGNETIC PERMEABLE ELEMENT ON SAIDPIVOTED LEVER, AN INTERMEDIATE LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FLANGEMEANS AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SHAFT MEANS OF SAID VALVE CLOSURE MEMBER,AND A COUPLING LINKAGE MOUNTED IN SAID PIVOTED LEVER MEMBER AND ENGAGINGSAID INTERMEDIATE LEVER AT A POINT REMOTE FROM THE PIVOT OF THEINTERMEDIATE LEVER AND ENGAGEMENT OF SAID SHAFT WITH SAID INTERMEDIATELEVER, SAID COUPLING LINKAGE BEING OPERATIVE TO TRANSMIT MOVEMENT OFSAID SHAFT MEANS THROUGH SAID INTERMEDIATE LEVER TO THE PIVOTED LEVERMEMBER TO MOVE SAID MAGNETIC PERMEABLE ELEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID MAGNETMEANS, ONE OF THE PORT MEANS OF SAID BODY BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTEDTO A PRIMARY CONDUIT HAVING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE THEREIN WITH THE FLUIDAPPLYING A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL ACROSS SAID VALVE CLOSURE MEMBER TOEXERT A FORCE ON SAID SHAFT MEANS AND UPON SAID INTERMEDIATE LEVER WITHTHE INTERMEDIATE LEVER APPLYING SAID FORCE THROUGH SAID COUPLING MEANSTO SAID PIVOTED LEVER MEMBER WHICH FORCE IS COUNTERACTED BY THE FORCE OFTHE MAGNETIC ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE MAGNETIC PERMEABLE ELEMENT AND THEMAGNET MEANS ON SAID FLANGE MEANS TO HOLD SAID VALVE CLOSURE MEMBER ONSAID VALVE SEAT FOR NORMAL PRESSURE CONDITIONS IN THE PRIMARY CONDUIT,SAID VALVE CLOSURE MEMBER WHEN EXPOSED TO A PRESSURE IN THE PRIMARYCONDUIT IN EXCESS OF SAID NORMAL PRESSURE BEING MOVED TO AN OPENPOSITION AS A RESULT OF THE FORCE ON SAID SHAFT MEANS OVERCOMING THEFORCE OF MAGNETIC ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SAID MAGNET MEANS AND SAIDMAGNETIC PERMEABLE MEMBER ON SAID PIVOTED LEVER MEMBER.